ΧΑΜΑΙΠΕΤΗ, χαμαιπετη
CHAMAIPETĒ, chamaipetē
Sounds Like: kha-mai-PEH-tay
Translations: prostrate, fallen to the ground, low-lying, humble
From the root: ΧΑΜΑΙΠΕΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that is fallen to the ground, lying low, or prostrate. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is humble or lowly. It is a compound word formed from 'χαμαί' (chamaí), meaning 'on the ground,' and 'πίπτω' (píptō), meaning 'to fall.'
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 134:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΜΑΙΠΕΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΧΑΜΑΙΠΕΤΕΙ — (to) fallen to the ground, (to) prostrate, (to) lowly, a fallen to the ground, a prostrate, a lowly
- ΧΑΜΑΙΠΕΤΕΙΣ — low-lying, earth-bound, grovelling, abject, base
- ΧΑΜΑΙΠΕΤΗΣ — fallen to the ground, prostrate, lowly, humble
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